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Series Mania Forum closes with record numbers and a stronger global presence than ever before
SERIES MANIA : We've had another fantastic week in Lille, both at the festival and at Séries Mania Forum. The figures are almost in, and we've already exceeded 98,000 spectators - a 15% increase on last year!
As for the Forum, 4,200 professionals from 72 countries gathered at Lille Grand Palais.
This year, new countries took to the festival's red carpet (Latvia, New Zealand, South Africa, Taiwan), and international stars such as Patricia Arquette, Jeremy Irons, Kelly Rutherford, Michael Chiklis, Peter Mullan... made the trip.
These 7 intense days were punctuated by emotional moments, standing ovations and special moments with the audience, whom we warmly thank for their loyalty and enthusiasm.
THE WINNERS
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INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
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The international jury, chaired by French-American director and screenwriter Zal Batmanglij (A Murder at the end of the world, The OA), the International Competition jury, will gather German actor Malick Bauer (Sam: a Saxon), French-Argentinian actress Bérénice Bejo, French-Swedish director Charlotte Brändström (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power), French actor and producer Sofiane Zermani (The Wages of Fear, Spirit of Ecstasy) awarded 4 prizes among the 8 series presented in world or international premiere in the presence of their teams.
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Grand Prize : "REMATCH" (France/Hungary)
PRODUCTION : UNITÉ, ARTE FRANCE, FEDERATION STUDIOS, PROTON
BROADCASTER : ARTE (FRANCE-ALLEMAGNE)
INTERNATIONAL SALES : FEDERATION STUDIOS
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Best Writing: Thomas Wendrich for "HERRHAUSEN- THE BANKER AND THE BOMB" (Germany)
PRODUCERS & COMMISSIONERS : MARC GREWE, GLADY BROOKFIELD-HAMSON (LINE PRODUCER) CHRISTER VON LINDQUIST (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) TILL DERENBACH (CO-PRODUCER) GABRIELA SPERL (PRODUCTRICE/PRODUCER), CLAUDIA LUZIUS, CHRISTOPH PELLANDER, THOMAS SCHREIBER ( COMMISSIONERS ARD)
BROADCASTER : ARD
INTERNATIONAL SALES : FREMANTLE
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Best Actress: Annette Bening in "APPLES NEVER FALL" (Australia,USA)
PRODUCTION : HEYDAY FILMS (UK), A DIVISION OF UNIVERSAL INTERNATIONAL STUDIOS (UK), A DIVISION OF UNIVERSAL STUDIO GROUP (US)
BROADCASTER : PEACOCK
INTERNATIONAL SALES : NBCUNIVERSAL GLOBAL TV DISTRIBUTION
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Best Actor: Kamel El Basha in "HOUSE OF GODS" (Australia)
PRODUCTION : MATCHBOX PICTURES
BROADCASTER :ABC TV (AUSTRALIA)
INTERNATIONAL SALES : NBCUNIVERSAL GLOBAL TV DISTRIBUTION
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The International Panorama, presided over by American writer Douglas Kennedy, with French actress Suzy Bemba (L'Opéra, Poor Things), South Korean producer Hojin Kwon (SBS Media Group), French screenwriter Clémence Madeleine-Perdrillat (Drops of God, Irresistible), Israeli producer Danna Stern (In Transit Production), awarded 4 prizes among the 12 series presented in French, European, and world previews.
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Best Series: "DATES IN REAL LIFE" (Norway)
PRODUCTION : MAIPO FILM
BROADCASTER : NRK
INTERNATIONAL SALES : DYNAMIC TELEVISION
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Best Directing: Javier Ambrossi et Javier Calvo for "LA MESIAS" (Spain)
PRODUCTION : MOVISTAR PLUS+, SUMA CONTENT
BROADCASTER : MOVISTAR PLUS+, HBO MAX LATAM
INTERNATIONAL SALES : MOVISTAR PLUS+
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Best Actress: Robyn Malcolm in "AFTER THE PARTY" (Australia,New -Zealand)
PRODUCTION : LINGO PICTURES, LUMINOUS BEAST
BROADCASTER : TVNZ, ABC
INTERNATIONAL SALES : ITV STUDIOS
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Best Actor: Kärlis Arnolds Avots in "SOVIET JEANS" (Latvia)
PRODUCTION : TASSE FILMS
BROADCASTER : GO3
INTERNATIONAL SALE S: BETA FILM
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A student jury also awarded its prize:
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The jury, made up of international press journalists, Doris Priesching, Der Standard (Austria), Cédric Petit, Le Soir (Belgium), Nanna Frank Rasmussen, Politiken (Denmark), Alessandra de Tommasi, Vanity Fair, Leggo (Italy) and Philippe Congiusti, RTS ( Switzerland), awarded 4 prizes among the 6 French series presented in World Premiere in the presence of their teams.
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Best Series: "MACHINE"
PRODUCTION : 687, FIT PRODUCTION, WHITE LION FILMS, MAKWA, ARTE FRANCE
BROADCASTER : ARTE (FRANCE-GERMANY)
INTERNATIONAL SALES : MEDIAWAN RIGHTS
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Best Actress: Tiphaine Daviot in "MURDER CLUB"
PRODUCTION : ATLANTIQUE PRODUCTIONS
BROADCASTER : M6
INTERNATIONAL SALES : MEDIAWAN RIGHTS
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Best Actor: Jérémy Gillet in "UNE AMITIÉ DANGEREUSE"
PRODUCTION : FIT PRODUCTION, STORIA TELEVISION
BROADCASTER : FRANCE 2
INTERNATIONAL SALES : MEDIAWAN RIGHTS
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Best Original Score: Julie Roué for "LE MONDE N'EXISTE PAS"
PRODUCTION : IMAGE ET COMPAGNIE, ARTE FRANCE
BROADCASTER: ARTE (FRANCE-GERMANY)
INTERNATIONAL SALES : MEDIAWAN RIGHTS
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Best Series awarded by a Hight school Jury from Hauts-de-France: "VIDEOLAND" (Australia).
PRODUCTION : PIKELET PICTURES PTY LTD
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The Short Forms competition jury chaired by French screenwriter and director Fabrice Gobert (The Returned, Mythomaniac), surrounded by Spanish screenwriter and director Alvaro Carmona (People talking, Show yourself), Scottish creator and screenwriter Stef Smith (Float) and French actress Mouna Soualem (Oussekine)
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Best Series: "CEUX QUI ROUGISSENT" (France, Switzerland)
PRODUCTION : ARTE FRANCE, MELOCOTON FILMS, BOX PRODUCTIONS
BROADCASTER : ARTE
OTHER BROADCASTER : RTS - RADIO TÉLÉVISION SUISSE
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A mention to the actress Linda Manelius for "LIMBO ZONE".
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This prize is awarded to the audience's favorite series from all the titles in competition - except for Short Forms-, voted on at the end of each screenings.
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Audience Award: "SOVIET JEANS" (Latvia)
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REPLAY ON SERIES MANIA+ PLATFORM
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The winning series are available until Sunday, 11:59 p.m. on the festival platform, free and open to all: seriesmaniaplus.com!
It's also an opportunity to review the meetings and masterclass organized during the festival.
The main conferences, keynotes and pitch sessions of the week at SERIES MANIA FORUM are also available in replay, on the SeriesMania+ Forum platform until December
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We look forward to seeing you there:
SERIES MANIA: March 21-28, 2025
SERIES MANIA FORUM: March 25-27, 2025
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